
The Hi-Line Online
By Tiger Hi Line

The Hi-Line OnlineJun 04, 2021

Students react to relaxing COVID restrictions for teens
Reporter Aniyah Henderson interviews one student for her opinions on the recent changes in COVID restrictions.

Seniors share their graduation plans, advice
Reporter Aniyah Henderson checks in with three seniors to discover their plans and advice for graduation.

Student balances faith, school during Ramadan
Reporter Aniyah Henderson interviews sophomore Jordan Jones-Whitaker to discuss how he balanced school with his faith during Ramadan this spring.

CAPS implements program to recruit diverse grads for future CF teaching jobs
In her interview with CAPS teacher Megan Droste, Aniyah Henderson reports on the new program for recruiting CFHS grads into Cedar Falls teaching jobs in the future.

BSU continues to grow by adopting new policies
Aniyah Henderson interviews BSU club officer Amya Thorton on changes that club has adopted of late.

Trapshooters recount involvements with sport
Cooper Jensen interviews three students to see what's led them to trapshooting.

Student making plans for new podcast
Reporter Perri Coffee checks in with sophomore Jaden Swarts who is making plans to launch a new podcast this summer.

students looking forward to their summer jobs
Cooper Jensen checks in with three students regarding their summer jobs.

English teacher leaves to lead classes in Mexico
Reporter Daniel Mitchell interviews English teacher Danae Dieken, who will be teaching next year in Mexico.

Students share musical tastes.
Reporter Eli Smith surveys students' musical tastes.

Students react to Driver Education Law Changes
Reporter John Harrison seeks some student opinions to the new drivers education instruction changes, and he offers his own perspectives as well.

Preparation key to men's state track success
So the men's track team captured the state championship last week with the second highest team total in history, and reporter Sam Jermier interviewed team members before that meet to discover all the ways that the team prepared for its ultimate success.

Students find meditation is good medicine
Reporter Eli Smith discovers students who find that meditation delivers many healthy daily benefits

Students share their bucket lists
In this story, reporter Eli Smith interviews four students who share their aspirations for their futures with bucket lists.

Mask requirements lifted
In late night, last minute action that the governor signed in law, legislators in Des Moines removed many restrictions for requiring masks in public.

Senior's requirements for graduation ceremony
Here is a list of the requirements seniors need to follow to participate in the ceremony this coming Sunday.

Gus Ferguson and his Musical Journey: Part 2
I got a chance to talk to Gus Ferguson about how he's been making music for the past couple years and his journey with essentially starting from scratch musically. We also got a chance to talk about collaborations, working with others and becoming viral through social media. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

State Track
Our very own Sam Jermier got a chance to talk to a couple of Track members before they headed off to the State meet. He talked to them about how they felt about their season, what they did for preparation and so much more. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

An amazing sense of Fashion
We get a chance to talk to Olivia Poe who has been hailed one of the best dressed in the school and delve in her fashion sense, where she shops, her color schemes, and how she chooses her clothing.

Athlete of the Week
We got the chance to talk to Faith who is apart of the Cedar Falls Track about how she feels about her season thus far and what she has planned for the future when it comes to Track. For more content go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Athlete Of The Week
We have the "Athlete of the Week", Conner Woods, one of the astonishing players on the Cedar Falls Baseball Team to talk about how he feels about his sport and what he predicts for the future. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you listening.

Gus Ferguson and his Musical Journey
I got a chance to talk to Gus Ferguson about how he's been making music for the past couple years and his journey with essentially starting from scratch musically. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

4 Artists in a basement with Goldfish
Elias Smith brings together Eli Mickey, Gus Ferguson, Daniel Mitchell for an hour long conversation about music and how they got to the points in music they're at now. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Favorite Ice Cream
We go to the streets to talk to people in Cedar falls High School to see what Ice cream they like more. For more content go tp http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Admendment against Asian Hate in Colleges Failed to Pass
We have the Tiger Hi-Line's very own John Harrison delve into the amendment made for eliminating Asian Hate out of colleges. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Women's Tennis
We got a chance to talk to Mira Kieran a member of the Women's Tennis Team for Cedar Falls about how she feels about how the seasons been going and more. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

God Of War Review
The Hi-Line's very own Kyle Lukensmeyer does a review over the well anticipated video game "God of War". He goes in-depth in the gameplay and storyline of the game. For more content like this got to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Hades Review
The Hi-Line's very own Kyle Lukensmeyer does a review over the well anticipated video game "Hades". He goes in-depth in the gameplay and storyline of the game. For more content like this got to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Resident Evil 8
The Hi-Line's very own Kyle Lukensmeyer does a review over the well anticipated video game "Resident Evil 8". He goes in-depth in the gameplay and storyline of the game. For more content like this got to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Destiny 2 Review
The Hi-Line's very own Kyle Lukensmeyer does a review over the well anticipated video game "Destiny 2". He goes in-depth in the gameplay and storyline of the game. For more content like this got to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Women's Wreslting
We get a chance to talk to one of the women's wrestling member's Hope Chiattello. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Assassin's Creed Review
The Hi-Line's very own Kyle Lukensmeyer does a review over the well anticipated video game "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla". He goes indepth in the gameplay and storyline of the game. For more content like this got to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Driver's Ed Bill Heads to Reynold's Desk
With Congress passing the bill to allow parents to teach their kids how to drive from home I went to talk to a driver's ed teacher at Cedar Falls High School, Mr. Kevin Stewart, I got a chance to get his insight on how he felt about this bill that allows parents to teach their kids how to drive themselves giving anyone the ability to do Driver's Ed from home. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

NFL Draft
Tiger Hi-Line's very own Cooper and Sam break down the NFL draft that came to an end on May 1st. They break down every first round pick with stats, their own take, and how well the teams drafted. Another twist they added was if they thought the pick was a steal, reasonable or a bit of a reach. Overall, they thought every team added players they needed and improved in some way. Listen to find out who your team took and what Cooper and Sam thought of their pick! For more content like this go http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Wrestling Coach Leaves Team
Since Chris Ortinor left the Cedar Falls Wrestling Team somewhat sporadically and with that left a new Wrestling coach to lead them to beat their former head coach. Tiger Hi-Line's very own Cooper Jensen talks to multiple Teammates to see how they feel about the drastic change in their coach. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

Streaming Service Comparisons
With the amazing growth in streaming services Tiger Hi-Line's very own Sam Jermier talks with other students to see how they feel about one streaming service over the other. For more content like this got to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Band Concert Preparation
With the band concert just around the corner the Tiger Hi-Line's very own Perri Coffee gets the chance to talk to Tuba Player Sarah Campbell about how she prepares for any performance the band has. For more content like this go to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening

Working with Senators
Tiger Hi-Lines very own Elias Smith got a chance to talk CFHS Senior Clare Williams who chosen to work with and at the senators office. In the interview they delve into being nonpartisan and Clare's feelings on her new given position. For more content http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Soccer since Childhood
With the future of the Cedar Falls Soccer Team on the rise we got a chance to talk to a couple of teammates that have played the sports since they were extremely young and continue to play til this day. For more content like this got to http://hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank For Listening.

Iowan Therapist Stephanie Eslick
We get the chance talk to a astounding Iowan Therapist about what got her into the field that she's in now and what pushes her to continue to do therapy. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

"Outriders" Video Game Review
With the new game "Outriders" coming out and hitting the shelves here's a review and an overview of the story arch in the game. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

It Takes Two Review
With the new game "It Takes Two" we made a quick review to give you a feeling of what you are about to play. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Men's Rugby
With Rugby coming in full swing, we had a member of Cedar Falls Hi-Line head out and ask a couple of the players how they feel about the rest of the season ahead of them. Fort more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Pricecheck Kicks
With the new shop in Cedar Falls "Pricecheck Kicks" people can go in and sell and buy their shoes/clothes and can be able to bargain your price. We have Cedar Falls Hi-Line's Jamari Kline on the scene to delve deeper to this stores background and history. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

Godzilla vs. Kong
With "Godzilla vs. Kong" becoming one of the highest grossing movies post-pandemic Tiger Hi-Line's very own John Harrison interview's watchers to see how they feel about the movie. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for watching.

Cedar Fall's Men's Tennis
With the Cedar Fall's Men's Tennis now in full swing we have Cedar Falls very own Sam Jermier go out and talk to a couple of the players to see how they feel about their chances of going to state. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Female Wrestler
In a male dominated sport Hope Chiattello surpass expectations in the wreslting field. We have Tiger Hi-Line's very own Perri Coffee sitting down with Hope to get her look and to find out her drive to keep going in the sport. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Pushing The Limits in an Ultra Marathon
Some people live to push their bodies to their absolute limit, and we got a chance to talk to one of them. Hiram Marquez has trained at a very young age to be able to the things he does and finally felt capable of running the treacherous Ultra Marathon; a 50k. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

Experiencing Racism
With certain events taking place in our community, we take a a moment to talk to multiple people minority and majority to see how other people feel about racism in the schools. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

CF Rugby All-Star Anthony Laine
A couple days ago we got a chance to talk to one of the CF Rugby Teammates Anthony Laine about his sport and how he feels about it. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

Waterloo West going back Full-Time
With Covid dwindling the people at Waterloo West made the choice to bring everyone back with a few modifications to the schools norm. We gotta chance to talk to one of the students attending West High to get the insight on what a day in the school looks and feels like now with the changes made. For more content like this got to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

Women's Golf Team
As the Women's Golf Team go on in the season we got a chance to talk to the coach and one of the team mates about how they feel about their year and what's to come. For more go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

The Hat Boys
When it comes to fashion taste for topping heads, baseball hats definitely rule the halls for numbers of students decked out up top, but for sheer distinction, three male seniors have reliably followed their own fashion sense in donning their domes daily. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Life after the Vaccine
It's the one year since COVID swept the nation, but daylight is on the way as reporter Perri Coffee discovers in her profile of a nurse and a kindergarten teacher who have recently had the vaccine. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

The Life of a Piano Teacher
We talk to a piano teacher that has been teaching for decades now and get a chance to ask her why she chose to teach and for this long, she also gives us some insight on how she goes about teaching as well. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Fernando Rugby Playing Extraordinaire
We got a chance to talk to our very own Fernando Mejia that is apart of the Cedar Falls Rugby Team and what pushes him to be a part of it. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/.

Talkin' "Call of Duty Cold War"
We have one of our Kyle Lukenmeyer sit down a versed individual and talk about "Call of Duty: Cold War" to see what's good and what's not. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Postseason Basketball
Have you wondered about the aftermath of the basketball season when it finishes up. We breakdown the series of things that happen when the beloved season ends. To get more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Shoveling to Skate
Winter is one of the worst times for almost every skater in the Midwest, but a group of skaters didn't let the cold and snow hold them back from being the best they could be. They chose to band together and start shoveling to keep from getting rusty, it has pushed others around the state to follow suit and do the same. Their small movement has built a sense of community around the state and further and hopefully it helps them in the long run.

The College COVID Repercussion
Reporter Perri Coffee got and talk to a couple of CF grads (Jack McDonald at the U of I and Aimee Robisky at ISU) that have had to continue their studies online during our pandemic and how they've gotten used to or adjusted to being an at home college student. To listen to more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Joe Knutson and his Basketball Journey
Knutson pushed really hard to get to place that he is now this basketball season and it has paid off for the best, We got a chance talk Knutson to get his side of the story. To get more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Story of Coaching
Majority of people when they think of a team are the players but the organization of the team wouldn't be where it is if it wasn't for the coaches incorporated. We gotta chance go deeper into the story behind why and what the coaches go through and how they handle their team. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Eli Mickey's Football Journey
Eli has been one of the many highlights of Cedar Falls High School's Football season, so we got a chance to talk to him about how he felt about his experience. If you wanna see more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Young Arena's Senior Night
We go right into the thick of the Young Arena's Senior Night to see what type of people are apart of this amazing gathering, what drove to do what ehy do and what they plan on doing with what they learn from being apart of Hockey. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Offseason Track
Since the pandemic disturbed last years track season Cedar Falls Track Team is ready to go above and beyond when it comes to their training want to become stronger many different areas of their sport. If you want more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

The Story of Vinyl
The story vinyl is very crucial to creating a beautiful music listening experience, as technology grew the listening experience changed. Certain ways of listening like vinyl have died down over the years still stay in peoples discography for nostalgic reasons but Eli is here to ask the serious question for people of our day and age, why vinyl?

Heinz Academy for the Performing Arts Adjusts to COVID
With all of the new incoming we are getting with the severity of COVID-19 this dance school isn't having it stop them from enjoying their passion. They've done many things to make sure that the dancers are safe in their endeavors and can practice and perform without the worry of getting the virus. If you'd like to hear more, go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

CFHS Protest
With all that is happening in the Cedar Falls Community with the uproar of racial comments, social media posts, and Acts that have taken place. Students decided to take action and perform a March in front of the school with the help of the Black Lives Matter Chapter in Waterloo. If you liked content like this you should go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ for more. Thank You for listening.

Attack on the Capitol
The scene that has happened at the capitol earlier in the year was nothing to take lightly. The dangerous has had a lot of people on the edge of their seats scared for what this means for America. In this podcast we will delve deeper into the meaning of what happened and the intensity of the act that was done. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening

Just Another Police Encounter
A group of young black youth sit down and talk about police encounters that have changed them one way or another. If you wanna get more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

Spiritual Podcast
Tiger Hi Line's very own Javier Acevedo-Reed talks with others to get there perspectives on their spiritual journey's. If you wanna listen to more go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/.Thank You for listening.

Online vs. In-Person
We're here to answer the big question, Would you rather be couped up in the house away from friends with double the homework or risk the chance of getting a potentially deadly disease? we ask a few people their take on the stance, Online or In-Person. To get more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank You for listening.

NorthEnd Music and Arts Festival
The NorthEnd Music and Arts Festival is an event that people look forward to all year where people perform and show case their art, clothes etc., but what do you do will the barrier of the pandemic is in front of you? Well their idea was to prerecord all performance and make a page for the art and showcase them through the year. If you want to hear more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening

Cedar Falls Wrestling
We got a chance to talk to a couple of the boys on the wrestling team to give recap of what has been their moves to victory. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ to see more. Thank you for listening.

Special BSU Meeting
Another successful meeting for the BSU happened last week but this one was a little different from the others because we had a special guest, Iowa House of Representative's own Ras Smith. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ for more. Thank you for listening.

Men and Women's Basketball Preview
Cedar Falls' Basketball season is coming back, and stronger than ever with both the boy and girl teams coming ready to go and show everyone else that as well. For more content like this visit http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/. Thank you for listening.

First Cedar Falls BSU
The first ever Cedar Falls Black Student Union meeting happened on November 6th of 2020 and got a chance to talk to one of the creators of the BSU Ahmad Madlock and see how he thought it went and what he expects from the future. Also got a chance to talk to the Principal of Cedar Falls High School (the school where the BSU resides) and see how he feels about the new Union in the school. To view more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ for more, Thank you for listening.

Senior Voting
With the recent election and the amount of people making history by being the most voted election in history, we wanted to see how many of our 18 year old seniors chose to vote this year. To see more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ .

Trunk or Treat 2020
It's that time of year, time to spread safe Halloween cheer. Many people come together to make sure kids are safely trick or treating and sharing sweets in our city. to see more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ .Thank You for Listening.

CF Womens Swim Team
The Women's swim team goes on to have a killer start in the beginning of the swimming season. We got a chance to talk to the coach to get some insight on their new coaching philosophy. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/, thank you for listening.

State Golf
Cedar falls golfers went to state recently and gave there all, they went and proved themeselves by breaking down there own barriers and breaking records all while still showing team spirit. If you would like more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ for more. Thank you for listening.

Theater takes Covid Precautions
With all that's happening with the worlds current pandemic a lot of things are being cancelled or put to a hault but not the Theater department. They put up extra precaution to make sure the show must go on. To see content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org/ for more.

Food Drive
Cedar Falls their own food drive for anyone to participate in. For any more content go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org.

Sports and Covid
Athletes come to prepare to demolish the competition with the limitations that the pandemic has put on the sport. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org.

Ninja U
Ninja U is all fun and games but when it comes to the pandemic they take every precaution they can to keep everyone safe and still having fun while they prepare for people preparing for races and training, bringing more attention to the gym. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org.

Mens Golf
Mens Golf is on the road of success to winning the state championship, we talk with the coaches the players to see how everyone feels about the conditions of their practice and keep us updated on how they feel about their game. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org. Thank you for listening.

Steve Johnson Invite Sends Cross Country to State
After the Steve Johnson invitation the Cedar Falls Cross Country Team goes to State and plans on taking down the competition. For more stories like these go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org for more exciting stories going on around Iowa.

New Waterloo Skatepark
Fresh off of the building of the new skatepark we interview a couple of the skaters that have waited years for this. For more content like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org. Thank You for Listening.

Music Departments Covid Adaptations
With this new situation we have been put in because of Covid-19 the music department has to step up to take precautions for performances. For more videos like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org. Thank You for listening.

West Volleyball Tournament
The girls push themselves to make it to the end. For more stories like this go to http://www.hiline.cfschools.org.Thank You for listening.

Eli Mickey and His Venture Into Music
17 year old Elijah Mickey, one of Cedar Falls High School's top athletes chooses to share his musical side for the world to enjoy. To watch and listen to more things like this go to the link for more. (http://www.hiline.cfschools.org)

Tiger medalist, golf coach open up after MVC victory
Sophomore Owen Sawyer and head coach Kenton Engels offered midseason insights after the Tigers triumphed at the MVC Divisional at Pheasant Ridge in Cedar Falls on Sept. 14.
Story by Ben Rumsey

BSU tackles equity issues in CF Schools
With inspiration from the progress of Black Lives Matters, a group of students have created a new group called the Black Student Union (BSU) to address equity issues.
Story by Javier Acevedo-Reed

Hi-Line Online Episode 1
Our first episode features a story from Daniel Mitchell profiling a local clothing brand blowing up big, as well as an interview by Sam Jermier with both the CF and Dubuque head coaches before CF's homecoming game.